Alan King is fantastic
Never seen him better. Very convincing, even fear-inducing, in a role that could have easily been pure camp. Woods isn’t bad either — but then, he almost never is.
shareIn this and in Casino as well.
shareYes, in both he plays a mob heavy.
But this role is tougher, given the preposterous premise — and he is the actual “executioner” who will carry out the threats, not just some suit. He’s scary here.